1. أيا سَبُع المَيْدانِ دعْوةُ آمِلٍ

    على يدِكَ النّصْرُ العَزيزُ على الدّهْرِ

    O lion of the arena, hear a hopeful man's plea:

    Through your hand comes mighty victory over Time.

  2. عِيالاً على الأحْرارِ أصْبَحتُ فلْتَقُمْ

    بأمْري قيامَ الواحِدِ الماجِدِ الحُرِّ

    I have become dependent on noble men; so take up

    My cause as a peerless, illustrious, freeborn man would.

  3. وأنت الذي جلّيْتَ في كلِّ حَلْبَةٍ

    منَ الجودِ والإقْدامِ في حدّةِ العُمْرِ

    And you are the one who has excelled in every contest,

    From generosity and daring in the prime of life,

  4. الى الحَسَبِ الوضّاحِ والشِّيَمِ العُلى

    الى الرّأيِ والفَهْمِ المسَدَّدِ والشِّعْرِ

    To radiant ancestral honor and lofty virtues,

    To judgment, sound understanding, and poetry.

  5. لعَمْرُكَ ما تدْري الوِزارةُ كُفْأَها

    سواكَ يَميناً لا يَخافُ منَ الوِزْرِ

    By your life, the vizierate knows none worthy of it

    But you—an oath sworn without fear of sin.

  6. ومثْلُكَ مَنْ يُعْنى بمِثْلي فإنّني

    تَهيمُ المَعالي في ثَنائي وفي شُكْري

    And one like you cares for one like me, for

    The heights of glory are enamored of my praise and my thanks.